The Wisconsin Idea

Culture

Portrait of the Artist as a Dying Class

Scott Timberg argues that we've lost the scaffolding of middle-class jobs—record-store clerk, critic, roadie—that made creative scenes thrive.

Joanna Scutts

Labor

We Need Less Work, Not More

Alexandra Bradbury

Labor

Is Gov. Scott Walker Preparing to Push for Right to Work in Wisconsin?

Roger Bybee

Feature

Why Eric Garner Couldn’t Breathe

The chokehold is only half the story of homicidal violence.

Terry J. Allen

Feature

Sen. Lindsey Graham Attempts to Exploit Fear After Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attacks

The South Carolina senator's charge that President Obama is to blame for terrorism is based on no evidence—and only serves to stoke fear among Americans.

Chris Edelson

Feature

The Upside of a Republican Congress

Progressives face a 'tough slog,' but so do Obama's pro-corporate trade deals.

Cole Stangler

Labor

We Don’t Just Need ‘More Jobs’—We Need Higher Wages

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Viewpoint

The New Cuba: Capitalism with a Socialist Face?

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is delighted that Obama normalized relations with Cuba.

Joel Bleifuss

Labor

Whole Foods Worker Fired for ‘Stealing’ a Sweater—Though It Never Left the Store

Trish Kahle